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Macbook Pro 2016 WiFi 6 or 6e

I understand that MacBook pro's do not have the capability of using 6 or 6e WiFi, but does that mean you cannot hook up to lets say a linksys 6e router using a lesser speed, just not getting the full spectrum of what's offer by the router?

MacBook Pro 15″, OS X 10.11

Posted on May 13, 2023 2:06 PM

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May 14, 2023 5:55 AM in response to Vandyman

you said yours is a 'mesh' Router. there are two methods for cross-connecting with additional access points. If you run an Ethernet cable or use power-line Ethernet connection to each access point, it does not take anything away from TOTAL over-the-air bandwidth, like this:



If you use only Wi-Fi between Access points, you lose some bandwidth to message forwarding between the access points. This usually is at the highest frequencies, so may limit your 6 GHz channel-width:



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May 13, 2023 4:13 PM in response to Vandyman

One reader set his up with a 160 MHz channel in the 5GHz range. That setup made the 6 GHz range not work. (That setup also likely killed throughput for his 5GHz neighbors, killing their performance.) Don't do that.


If your Router is 6e capable, be sure to set a more modest channel in the 5 GHz range and then you can go crazy with a 160 MHz channel across the entire 6GHz range.

Macbook Pro 2016 WiFi 6 or 6e

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